The BBC's Claire Marshall"Mr Montesinos now faces a range of charges" real 56kLatin American Analyist, John Crabtree"The pressure for Fujimori's extradition to Peru increases as a result of Montesinos' capture" real 56k

Mr Montesinos, arrested in Venezuela and now under police arrest in Lima, faces a long list of charges arising from his 10 years as the right-hand man of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori.

Mr Montesinos allegedly bankrolled Peru's courts, Congress,
media and military for a decade, and is accused of accumulating
an illicit fortune of at least $264m.

He faces charges ranging from embezzlement to ordering death squads and could face life imprisonment.

No revenge

Mr Toledo said the question was now one for the country's justice system. "The matter of corruption - let's wait for justice to be done. I don't have a sense of revenge, of persecution," he said.

Montesinos fled Peru by sea and land

The 56-year-old Mr Montesinos arrived in Lima on Monday and was immediately transferred to a cell in the Ministry of Justice.

The balding Mr Montesinos, who was wearing a beige jacket and jeans, was shown on live television being escorted by police off the plane.

His wrists were covered by a blanket and appeared to be
handcuffed.

Extradition hope

The BBC's Claire Marshall, in Lima, says the news of his return has raised concern among many of his former associates, fearful of what he may now reveal.

Former president Fujimori launched a manhunt for Mr Montesinos

Mr Toledo said the arrest could improve the chances of extraditing Mr Fujimori from Japan, where he fled to last year.

"It is difficult for us to think that Japan could be a participant in favour of impunity," he said.

The Japanese Government has already indicated it will not change its position on Mr Fujimori, who is protected from extradition because he has Japanese nationality.

Miami vice

Mr Montesinos, who had been on the run for eight months, was finally captured when a former Venezuelan intelligence officer was arrested in Miami, trying to withdraw money from a $38m account belonging to the former spy chief.

As part of a plea bargain, the intelligence officer told the FBI the names of Venezuelans guarding Mr Montesinos.

Venezuelan authorities claimed four previous attempts to capture Mr Montesinos failed after people protecting him appeared to receive a tip-off.

Venezuela's Interior Minister, Luis Miquilena, said an investigation was under way to see if corrupt Venezuelan police had been protecting Mr Montesinos.

Mr Miquilena said Mr Montesinos was captured alongside two Venezuelans and without documents. He had a lot of money with him, the minister said.

Mr Montesinos became Latin America's most wanted man after fleeing Peru last October, after triggering a political crisis
that toppled Mr Fujimori.

The spy chief went on the run after a video emerged of him
apparently bribing opposition members of Congress.